First saute the beef or lamb with butter, add the onion and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients along with 1 cup of hot water. Cook over low heat until most of the water evaporates.

For the Puff Pastry, follow the instructions on the box. Each block of pastry rolls out into a 12-inch (30 cm) square. Cut each dough in half to get rectangles. Equally divide and place the filling on one side of the rectangle. Fold, press the ends with your finger to close. Brush them with the egg on top. Put parchment paper on the oven tray, the place the Borek on it.

Preheat the oven to 175 C (350 F). Bake for about 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.

Hi,For more than six centuries, the Ottoman empire ruled a large area starting from Egypt through some parts of North Africa, Balkan countries to Central Asia. As a result of this, the Ottomans introduced their culture and dishes to these countries.

-All kinds of Boreks including Spinach Borek - spanakopita. They all belong to Ottoman-Turks like the rest of this list:)

-Musakka (Mousakka)Moussaka basically is the cooking of vegetables chopped into small pieces with small chunks of meat or ground beef and onions.Moussaka originates from Turkey and it is a genuine Ottoman cuisine with a wide variety of moussaka choices like Potato Moussaka, Zucchini Moussaka, Cauliflower Moussaka, etc.,

-Lokum (Turkish Delight)

-BaklavaIt is of Central Asian Turkish origin, but its current form was developed in the imperial kitchens (Ottoman Empire) of the Topkapı Palace (located in Istanbul).

-YogurtOrigins of the word "yogurt" comes from the Turkish word "yoğurt", deriving from the verb "yoğurtmak", which means "to blend" - a reference to how yogurt is made. There is only one Yogurt which is Turkish Yogurt.

-Tarhana SoupTarhana is the first instant soup which was invented by Central Asian Turks. In the summer time they mixed fresh vegetables with yogurt to prepare their hearty winter soup.

-Pide (pita)

-Döner means rotary in Turkish which called Shawarma means çevirme=döner

-Turkish Coffee

-Grape Leaves Sarma which means rolled in Turkish

-Green Pepper Dolma which means filled in Turkish, etc. the list goes on and on....